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‘Dr. Esta’ blazed trail as pediatrician

‘Dr. Esta’ blazed trail as pediatrician

The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. Dr. Esta Joyce Levy Kress and her husband Dr. Jack Kress arrived in Wadesboro in 1940. She was a “baby doctor” and he was a physician at the old Wadesboro Hospital on Morven...
Field Notes: Re-learning lessons from the past

Field Notes: Re-learning lessons from the past

The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In the midst of this COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been thinking a lot about 1991; specifically, the First Gulf War. In the spring of ’91, I was a 28-year-old sales manager for a...
Field Notes: A scholarly discussion of TP

Field Notes: A scholarly discussion of TP

The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Late on the evening of Dec. 19, 1973, Johnny Carson made a joke about a toilet paper shortage on “The Tonight Show.” It was a silly throwaway line in his nightly monologue,...
How Belk’s window displays became ‘the best’

How Belk’s window displays became ‘the best’

This week, Steve Bailey, outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society, turns over his column to Brothel Dean of Wadesboro, who writes about his dad’s amazing work history with Belk’s of Wadesboro. My father, Joe Dean, began his work career with Belk’s...